EP3513495A1 - Treiberschaltung zur auswertung und ansteuerung eines piezoelektrischen bauelements, taste mit haptischer rückmeldung und betriebsverfahren - Google Patents
Treiberschaltung zur auswertung und ansteuerung eines piezoelektrischen bauelements, taste mit haptischer rückmeldung und betriebsverfahrenInfo
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- EP3513495A1 EP3513495A1 EP18711938.3A EP18711938A EP3513495A1 EP 3513495 A1 EP3513495 A1 EP 3513495A1 EP 18711938 A EP18711938 A EP 18711938A EP 3513495 A1 EP3513495 A1 EP 3513495A1
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- G06F3/016—Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
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- H02M3/00—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output
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- H02M3/325—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal
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- H02M3/33507—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of the output voltage or current, e.g. flyback converters
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- H03K2217/94—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated
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Definitions
- the invention relates to driver circuits for the evaluation and control of a piezoelectric device.
- the piezoelectric device may provide haptic feedback to a user, connected to a button or as part of a button.
- the application relates to such a key and a method for operating such a button with haptic feedback.
- Small-stroke buttons support the miniaturization trend.
- Circuits designed to respond to an input by a user are known, for example, from US Pat. No. 8,605,053 B2.
- Sensor circuits with a piezoelectric component are known from EP 3,018,824 AI.
- buttons with haptic feedback which can provide additional information, have a lower energy consumption and are less susceptible to defects. This requires new circuits for triggering the activation states and for driving such switches as well as methods for controlling the mechanical elements of the switches.
- the driver circuit includes a signal port to a ers ⁇ th terminal and a second terminal.
- the circuit further has a first node and a second node.
- the driver circuit has a comparator with an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output.
- the driver circuit has an operational amplifier with an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output.
- the first terminal is electrically connected to the inverting input of the operational amplifier.
- the second terminal is electrically connected to the non-inverting input of the comparator.
- the inverting input of the comparator is electrically connected to the output of the operational amplifier.
- the first node is with the Output of the operational amplifier electrically conductive verbun ⁇ the.
- the inverting input of the comparator is electrically connected to the inverting input of the operational amplifier.
- the second node is connected to the non-inverted input of the operational amplifier animal electrically lei ⁇ tend.
- the signal port is intended to be electrically connected to a piezoe ⁇ lectric component.
- the first terminal of the signal port can be connected to a first electrode of the piezoelectric component.
- the second terminal of the signal port may be connected to a second electrode of the piezoelectric component.
- the piezoelectric component may have a stacked construction with a base body of a piezoelectric material and structured electrode surfaces in metallization layers. In each case, layers of the piezoelectric material and layers of the electrode surfaces are alternately angeord ⁇ net.
- the electrode surfaces are electrically conductively connected to one of two external electrodes. On its top and / or bottom of the stack may have a "roof" in ⁇ .
- the layer stacks has a different height and a schenliche under ⁇ width. That is, in a variation of the anlie ⁇ ing voltage a change in length is induced, which is reinforced by the roof with a lever construction.
- the stroke during active or passive operation of the button can be of the order of a few 100 ym, z. B. at most a few 100 ⁇ lie, and is therefore relatively low for a key stroke.
- the induced voltage change which is a measure of the force acting on the key, can be read out.
- a voltage pulse or a voltage signal can be output to the piezoelectric element ⁇ the to effect a mechanical movement of the key.
- the above-mentioned driver circuit has the advantage that on the one hand it manages with relatively few circuit components.
- the specified driver scarf ⁇ tion allows readout of the pressure acting on the button and a driver-side activation of the piezoelectric device to cause a haptic feedback.
- the voltage applied to the piezoelectric device voltage change can thus both read out simultaneously and controlled or Gere ⁇ gel.
- the driver circuit makes it possible to recycle electric power provided for activating the piezoelectric device.
- the power consumption is thereby compared with circuits that are known and z. B. on driver output stages with linear regulators, reduced.
- the driver circuit enables the piezoelectric construction ⁇ element with respect to a waveform, that is, so to control the temporal profile of the voltage that is transmitted to the device, and as regards the level of the output voltage to the device, or to regulate that the construction element ⁇ reliably Feedback signal is as soon as the pie ⁇ zoelektrischen component by pressure, an output voltage is generated.
- the signal shape is freely configurable while maintaining certain edge times.
- a generated during pressing or releasing the piezoelectric component voltage signal or a voltage ⁇ change is supplied to the operational amplifier and processed accordingly by him, so that the signal, for. B. ei ⁇ nem microcontroller, can be evaluated.
- the operational amplifier prepares a signal specification (target specification) of a microcontroller so that it can be supplied to the comparator.
- the operational amplifier may be connected via an analog-to-digital converter (ADC).
- ADC analog-to-digital converter
- DAC Digital / Analog Converter
- An electrical signal, z. B. a current signal, can pie ⁇ zoelektrischen component, z. B. via a low resistance, measured and supplied to the comparator. This signal is compared with the signal output of the operational amplifier. If the component current to the piezoelectric component and thus the voltage falls short of the piezoelectric component, via the comparator, the further circuit element, for. B. can drive a half-bridge, counter-controlled.
- the half bridge can be more
- Circuit elements eg. B. transistors, drive.
- the voltage applied to the piezoelectric component voltage if it is too low with respect to a desired value.
- the voltage can be reduced if it is too low with respect to a currently set comparison value.
- the operational amplifier can have a feedback loop for this purpose.
- a signal is output to the piezoelectric device when a key depression is detected.
- pressure on the piezoelectric component can also switch a free output on the microcontroller.
- the driver circuit additionally comprises a half-bridge.
- the driver circuit may include a third node, a fourth node, and a fifth node Have nodes.
- the driver circuit comprises a first transistor and a second transistor, a first diode and a second diode and a condensate ⁇ sator.
- the half-bridge is electrically connected to the first terminal, to the first transistor, to the second transistor and to the output of the comparator, to the fourth node and to the fifth node.
- the first diode is electrically connected to the first terminal and the capacitor.
- the second diode is electrically connected to the first terminal.
- the first transistor is electrically connected to the first terminal and the third node.
- the second transistor is electrically conductively connected to the first terminal and the third terminal.
- the third node may represent a supply terminal of the dri ⁇ berscrien or electrically conductively connected to a supply circuit for the driver circuit.
- the capacitor is used for temporary storage of electrical energy.
- the first transistor and the second transistor and the first diode and the second diode serve for driving the signal port to which the piezoelectric device is joined ⁇ can be. If the component current of the piezoelectric component and thus the voltage at the piezoelectric component is undershot, the half-bridge is driven via the comparator, which in turn drives the first transistor and the second transistor. If the first transistor is closed and the second transistor is open, then voltage is supplied if the voltage at the piezoelectric component is too low.
- the signal port is supplied with electrical power, for. B. when the voltage at the signal port is not too low.
- the power supply to the Signal port SP can be routed through a coil to smooth current or voltage waveforms.
- the coil can be connected in series between the half-bridge and the first terminal of the signal port.
- the inclusion of the half-bridge realizes a Wegreg ⁇ ler, which is controlled by the comparator and to be supplied with a ge ⁇ desired voltage, the piezoelectric component or the signal port.
- the switching regulator also ensures that during discharging of the piezoelectric element, that is at a sinking, applied to the signal port voltage (falling edge), the energy supplied to the capacitor leads is ⁇ . This energy is removed again during the next charge cycle of the piezoelectric component (rising edge: increasing voltage at the signal port).
- the driver circuit additionally comprises a microcontroller, an A / D converter, a D / A converter, a voltage converter and the piezoelectric component.
- the first node is electrically connected to the microcontroller via the A / D converter.
- the second node is electrically connected to the microcontroller via the D / A converter.
- the fourth node is electrically connected to the microcontroller.
- the fifth node is
- the third node is electrically connected to a supply terminal via the voltage converter.
- the signal port is electrically connected to the piezoelectric component.
- An object of the operational amplifier is to provide a Sig ⁇ nalvorgabe (set default) by the microcontroller provided, via the D / A converter, so that the signal to the comparator, which controls the half-bridge of the switching regulator, can be fed.
- the signal from the D / A converter provides the waveform for the output signal to the signal port.
- the voltage at the signal port is measured and fed via a high-impedance resistor divider to the operational amplifier.
- the signal specification is compared with the actual voltage at the signal port and corrected if necessary.
- the piezoelectric device is part of a switch with haptic feedback.
- a keypress can be registered by evaluating a voltage applied to the piezoelectric component.
- the haptic feedback can be generated by applying a voltage to the piezoelectric device.
- one or more outputs of the microcontroller can be switched.
- the driver circuit to ⁇ additionally has a voltage divider between the signal port and the comparator and / or a voltage divider between the signal port and the operational amplifier.
- Activation voltages for piezoelectric components in the form of piezoelectric actuators can be on the order of at most a few 100 volts, z. B. 100 volts, are. Such voltages would potentially destroy electrical components such as comparators, operational amplifiers, half-bridges and transistors.
- Voltage divider, z. B. in the form of high-impedance resistor divider, between the signal port and the sensitive components reduce the voltage level for the sensitive components. While the signal From the D / A converter specifies the signal form for the output signal at the signal port, the voltage at the signal port is measured and therefore supplied via the high-impedance resistor divider to the operational amplifier in a feedback loop.
- the resistor divider ensures that the voltage at the operational amplifier and subsequently on the microcontroller to a safe level, z. B. of 5 volts or less, is ⁇ reduced to protect the low voltage part of the circuit.
- the circuit may have a low resistance at the signal port. About the low resistance, the current signal is measured at the signal port and the comparator ⁇ leads.
- the advantage of such a driver circuit is that the control of the signal port is realized by means of a switching regulator. This ensures that only the mo ⁇ mentan needed energy to the signal port during stei ⁇ constricting edge is supplied.
- the transistors of the switching regulator are switched so that the charging ⁇ energy is supplied to a capacitor and is available again at the next charge cycle.
- excess energy is no longer dissipated.
- the efficiency of the driver circuit is improved and the components of the driver circuit must not be for higher currents and electrical services ⁇ sets are. Incidentally, during discharge, the electrical charge is not dissipated to ground in order to re ⁇ al must steep edges.
- the discharge edge is regulated.
- a short ⁇ close the signal port is prevented in order to achieve better electromagnetic compatibility.
- a voltage at the signal port is adjustable by a switching control.
- the voltage to be set by the switching control signal may be a time varying amplitude ⁇ Lich. Both when you press the switch and when you release the switch thus any movement patterns, eg. B. vibration pattern can be generated by the piezoelectric device.
- the signal form can be stored in the microcontroller.
- comparator is realized by an operational amplifier without feedback.
- Such comparators can be produced with relatively little design effort and satisfy the requirements of the driver circuit.
- the comparator is realized with adjustable hysteresis.
- the power supply of at least one operational amplifier is realized with a series regulator.
- the microcontroller and the comparator can be realized by the power supply to the series regulator or an additional power supply with an additional regulator.
- In-line regulators basically ensure a good smoothness of the signal.
- a so-called step-up converter or a charge pump can be used to generate the supply voltage of the signal port
- the supply voltage for the entire driver circuit can be 12 volts and can be made available, for example, from the electrical system of a motor vehicle the voltage level of 100 volts or more for the signal port. It is possible that the driver circuit comprises a high-impedance voltage divider, via which the signal port anlie ⁇ constricting voltage is supplied to the operational amplifier.
- the signal port is controlled by a comparator via a switching regulator and supplied with a predetermined voltage, wherein the predetermined voltage is stored in a microcontroller.
- the driver circuit comprises a coil which is electrically connected to the first terminal and which smoothes the electrical signal to the signal port.
- the signal port can be activated by triggering one or more digital inputs of a microcontroller.
- Touch sensor is triggered.
- the touch sensor can be part of the driver circuit.
- the touch sensor can also be part of an external circuit environment with which the driver circuit is electrically connected.
- the driver circuit prefferably has a resistive element connected between the inverting input of the
- Operational amplifier is connected, includes. Furthermore, the driver circuit may comprise a series connection with a resistive element and a capacitive element. This series connection can be parallel to the resistive element and thus also between the inverting input of the Comparator and the inverting input of the
- the resisitve element of series connection can one
- the resistive element which is connected in parallel with the series connection, can have a resistance of 180 kQ to 260 kQ, eg. B. 220 kQ, have.
- Series connection can have a capacity of 5nF to 15nF, eg. B. 10 nF, have.
- Element and the series circuit improves the control behavior and thus the signal quality of the signal that can be provided on the signal port SP.
- a further resistive element for. B. with a resistance of 3 kQ, be interconnected.
- a button with haptic feedback comprises a piezoelectrically ⁇ cal device and a driver circuit.
- the driver ⁇ circuit can, for. B. be configured as stated above.
- the driver circuit is designed to register an induced piezoelectric device voltage change and the pressures and / or the key is released, the piezoelectric component with a voltage to beaufschla ⁇ gen.
- an output is connected to the microcontroller.
- One method of operating a button with haptic feedback includes the steps of:
- the registering of the voltage change to include the evaluation of a change over time of a voltage on the electrical component and / or the evaluation of a voltage gradient.
- the method comprises one or more of the following steps in initializing a driver circuit by a microcontroller:
- the method may be performed using at least partially the driver circuit described above.
- the circuit component may accordingly be a piezoelectric device having a capacitance and a resonant frequency.
- the detection can be done using a signal of constant or variable frequency to the signal port.
- the shape of the signal, z. B. a square wave signal can be stored in the microcontroller.
- the frequency-dependent current flow to the signal port can be determined. If the resonance frequency determined by measurement or by reading a memory value in the microcontroller, the signal port with a customized, z. B. an optimized frequency can be controlled.
- One of the above-mentioned electrically conductive connections between different circuit components of the driver circuit can be a direct electrical connection o- an interconnection via connected in series further circuit elements such.
- the comparator and the operational amplifier are electrically connected to the signal port. Due to the significantly differing ⁇ chen voltage levels of the operating voltages of these components, it is preferable to integrate voltage divider in the electrical Ver ⁇ connection to get different voltage levels for the different components.
- Central aspects of the driver circuit, technical details and individual features of embodiments are shown in the schematic figures.
- Fig. 1 is an equivalent circuit diagram of the driver circuit with important circuit components of a simple embodiment.
- Fig. 2 shows the principle of operation of a piezoelectric (stack) device.
- Fig. 3 is an equivalent circuit diagram with additional circuit ⁇ components.
- Fig. 4 is an equivalent circuit diagram with further Druckungskompo ⁇ components.
- Fig. 5 shows an equivalent circuit diagram with additional circuit ⁇ elements of an advantageous embodiment of the driver circuit.
- FIG. 6 shows a possible terminal assignment of a microcontroller.
- Fig. 7 shows an equivalent circuit diagram with circuit components on
- Fig. 8 is an equivalent circuit diagram with circuit components of a power supply for a 5 volt supply voltage.
- 9 shows an equivalent circuit diagram with circuit components of a possible supply voltage for the signal port.
- Fig. 10 is an equivalent circuit diagram of the driver circuit with
- Fig. 11 shows an equivalent circuit diagram with additional circuit ⁇ elements of an advantageous embodiment of the driver circuit.
- FIG. 1 shows the relative circuit arrangement of individual circuit components of the driver circuit TS in an equivalent circuit diagram.
- the driver circuit TS has a signal port SP with a first terminal AI and a second terminal A2. Furthermore, the driver circuit TS has a comparator KOMP and an operational amplifier OPAMP.
- the driver circuit has a first node K1 and a second node K2.
- the comparator KOMP has a non-inverting input (+) and an inverting input (-).
- the operational amplifier OPAMP has an inverting input (-) and a non-inverting input (+).
- the output of the operational amplifier OPAMP is connected to the first node K1.
- the output or the first node Kl are connected via a feedback to the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier.
- This inverting input of the operational amplifier is connected to the first terminal AI of the signal port SP.
- the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier is connected to the second node K2. on.
- the comparator is also connected to a signal line, through which is possible, a control loop with a half bridge ⁇ a switching regulator.
- signal port SP By means of the interconnection of signal port SP, comparator KOMP and operational amplifier OPAMP shown in FIG. 1, it is possible with a few circuit components to detect voltage changes on the signal port and at the same time to supply the signal port with a desired voltage change.
- the electrodes of a piezoelectric device can be connected.
- the piezoelectric device may be connected to the surface to be actuated of a button. At the same time it is possible to determine the pressure on the button and to give a haptic feedback on the button and / or to switch an output of a microcontroller.
- FIG. 2 illustrates the functional principle of a piezoelectric component in the form of a piezoelectric actuator.
- the piezoelectric component PB has a main body GK of a piezoelectric material. Electrode layers EL and piezoelectric material are alternately stacked on top of each other. Adjacent electrode layers are alternately connected to one of two outer electrodes El, E2. At the top of the sheet stack is a "roof" D angeord ⁇ net, comprising at least two invariable in its length Ele ⁇ elements. The angle between the elements on one hand and the top of the sheet stack on the other hand is variable.
- the angle between the two elements themselves is When the voltage applied between the two electrodes El, E2 changes, the stack of layers changes its shape due to the piezoelectric effect. that the layer stack contracts in the horizontal direction and expands in the vertical direction. The expansion in the vertical direction causes a stroke Hl. The contraction in the horizontal direction causes a second stroke H2 by changing the orientation of the elements of the roof D.
- the total stroke H can be of the order of a few 100 ym, z. B. 100 ym or 200 ym lie.
- the vertical height of the piezoelectric component can just ⁇ if in the order of some 100 ym lie.
- the piezoelectric component experiences a pressure over the roof, the component is stretched.
- the voltage change induced by the associated stretching of the stack is a measure of the force with which the key is pressed.
- FIG. 3 shows an equivalent circuit diagram with additional scarf ⁇ processing components.
- the driver circuit has a third node K3, a fourth node K4 and a fifth node K5. Furthermore, the driver circuit has a half-bridge HB, a first transistor Tl and a second transistor T2. Incidentally, the driver circuit has a capacitor K, a first diode Dl and a second diode D2.
- the third node K3 serves to supply a supply voltage for the signal port SP.
- the supply voltage can be delivered directly to the third node K3.
- a voltage supplier for voltages in the range of a few 100 volts may be connected to the third node K3.
- the first transistor Tl is connected with the half bridge HB, the drit ⁇ th node K3 and the first terminal AI. Of the Connection of the first transistor Tl, via which the first Tran ⁇ sistor is connected to the half-bridge HB, thereby making it possible to conductively connect the terminals of the first transistor, which is connected to the third node K3 and to the first terminal AI, respectively or separate from each other.
- the second transistor T2 makes it possible, via the connection to the half-bridge HB, to connect or disconnect ground GND and the first terminal AI either conductively.
- the activation is possible in such a way that electrical charge transferred to the signal port can be temporarily stored in the capacitor K, at least partially, and is thus available again for a subsequent, later activation.
- a coupling of the half-bridge HB to a microcontroller is possible.
- the microcontrollers troller can thereby specify a preferred voltage or a preferred voltage waveform to activate the signal ports SP, which is efficiently converted by the half bridge HB as part of the Heidelbergreg ⁇ toddlers.
- the fourth node K4 can be a supply voltage -. B. in the amount of 12 V - provide for the half-bridge driver or be connected to a corresponding power supply.
- the comparator KOMP is also electrically connected to the half-bridge HB.
- FIG. 4 shows an equivalent circuit diagram of the driver circuit, in which the first node K1 is coupled to an A / D converter ADC.
- the second node K2 is coupled to a D / A converter.
- the first node K1 is connected to a microcontroller via the A / D converter ADC.
- the second node K2 is connected to the microcontroller via the D / A converter DAC.
- the two converters ADC, DAC serve to convert between the analog domain as shown in Figure 4 and the digital domain of the microcontroller.
- the voltage converter SW supplies the third node K3 and thus - depending on switch positions of the transistors - the signal port SP with the required, relatively high supply voltage.
- FIG. 5 shows the equivalent circuit diagram of a driver circuit in which additional circuit elements are present.
- the resistors R13, R14 and R18 form a voltage divider to reduce the relatively high voltage of signal ports SP at a tension ⁇ voltage level that is compatible with an operating voltage of the operational amplifier OPAMP. Accordingly, the resistor R7 protects the non-inverting input of the comparator.
- the resistor RIO and the resistors R21, R22 also constitute a voltage divider.
- a transistor T4 and a transistor T3 are electrically connected to the fourth node and the fifth node, respectively.
- the coil LI between the half-bridge HB and the signal ⁇ port is used to smooth a current or voltage signal.
- Between the coil LI and the third transistor T3 are in Series a capacitive element and another diode ver ⁇ switched. The further diode between the kapaziti ⁇ ven element and the third transistor T3 is connected.
- a resistor is connected between a terminal of the fourth transistor T4 and the fourth port K4.
- an electrical resistor is connected.
- an electrical resistor is connected between the half-bridge HB and the first transistor Tl.
- an electrical resistance is connected.
- the coil LI forms a low pass filter ⁇ with the capacitive elements C4, C5 and the capacitance of the piezoelectric device.
- connections ADC_ # 1 to ADC_ # 5 are the inputs of the analog / digital converter on the microcontroller. These are connected to the first node Kl of the driver circuit and serve to read in the feedback signals on the microcontroller. It is also possible to use more or fewer analogue / digital converters. This depends on how many driver circuits are controlled by the microcontroller.
- the A / DC signal is connected to the first node K1 of the driver circuit.
- the digital / analog converter (DAC) of the microcontroller is used to specify the shape of the signal on the piezoelectric component.
- This signal form is stored in the microcontroller and freely configurable.
- This D / AC output is connected via the non-inverting amplifier (see Figure 7) to the second node K2 of the driver circuit.
- a microcontroller contains further digital outputs. About this can z. For example, a trigger triggered by the piezoelectrical Rural component, the output are switched.
- the microcontroller also has digital inputs. This allows external triggering for the driver circuit.
- FIG. 6 shows a possible assignment of the connection pins of a microcontroller which can be used to control and regulate the other circuit elements of the driver circuit.
- the terminals ADC_ # 1 and ADC_ # 3 are connected to the first and second nodes of the driver circuit, respectively.
- Figure 7 shows circuit components at the signal output of a possible D / A converter.
- the output of the converter has an operational amplifier with a feedback loop. With the non-inverting amplifier, the DAC signal is adjusted by the microcontroller.
- Figure 8 shows circuit components of a potential power supply for a 5 volt voltage level, e.g. B. as a voltage supplier for the operational amplifier or the comparator.
- FIG. 9 shows, in comparison to this, circuit components of a somewhat more elaborate voltage supplier, which is intended to supply the signal port SP with a relatively high activation voltage.
- FIG. 10 shows a driver circuit which, in comparison with the circuit of FIG. 1, also has a resistive element R20, a resistive element R26 and a capacitive element C13.
- the resistive element R20 is between the
- the resistive element R26 is in series with the capacitive element C13 interconnected.
- the series connection of R26 and C13 is connected in parallel with the resistive element and between the inverting input of the comparator and the inverting input of the operational amplifier.
- FIG. 11 shows a variation of FIG
- the driver circuit, the key and the method for operating a key are not limited to the technical features and embodiments shown.
- the driver circuit may include additional electrically conductive connections and additional circuit components.
- the driver circuit may include additional data channels by the microcontroller to the half-bridge in order to provide more degrees of freedom in ⁇ For men the time dependence of the voltage signal, which is to be transmitted to the signal port is available.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE102017106188.6A DE102017106188B3 (de) | 2017-03-22 | 2017-03-22 | Treiberschaltung zur Auswertung und Ansteuerung eines piezoelektrischen Bauelements, Taste mit haptischer Rückmeldung und Betriebsverfahren |
| PCT/EP2018/056729 WO2018172220A1 (de) | 2017-03-22 | 2018-03-16 | Treiberschaltung zur auswertung und ansteuerung eines piezoelektrischen bauelements, taste mit haptischer rückmeldung und betriebsverfahren |
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